Califia

is a multimedia, interactive, hypertext fiction for CD-ROM.  Califia allows the reader to wander and play in the landscape of historic/magic California.  It is a digital-born, computer-only creation of interactive stories, photos, graphics, maps, music, and movement.

Califia features the work of excellent California musicians.  The flamenco music is written and performed by Michael Olsen.  The classical lute and mandolin music is performed by John Schneiderman.  Clips from The Grateful Dead were made available by the Grateful Dead organization with the valuable assistance of Alan Trist.

In CD-ROM form, Califia is over 300 megabytes, and, so, is too large to reproduce here.  It is available from Eastgate Systems or Amazon.com.


 

The original Califia contained over 600 separate screens, 400 pages of text, 2100 images, and 30 sound clips.  It was created between 1995 and 2000 on Toolbook software.  Because the older versions of the software are no longer supported by the company, Califia cannot be updated in its original form.  The changes in Windows software prevent the 1995 - 2004 versions of Toolbook from being operational.

 

TO SEE A COMPLETE SUMMARY OF THE MAKING, STRUCTURE, AND TECHNOLOGY OF CALIFIA,

PLEASE GO TO THIS SITE:  http://califia.us/califia1.htm


Califia Re Roadhead The Journey South The Journey East The Journey North The Journey West
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